Mont Blanc, the off-piste descents from Punta Helbronner
photo by Funivie Monte Bianco
FOTO: Percorsi Freeride dal Monte Bianco
Funivie Monte Bianco - Escursioni Invernalithe Mont Blanc cable car S.p.A. the winter season began with the classic off-piste skiing, Vallee Blanche, the Toula and. All''arrivo the cable car that takes 20 minutes from Courmayeur in Punta Helbronner, the view is stunning. In whatever direction we turn our gaze, granite peaks, towering peaks and unique landscapes in the world dominate the landscape.
The descent of the Vallée Blancheun''escursione is a framework whose splendor is unmatched in all the Alps downhill ski racing suits used to ski to ski parallel on "red" , winds through 24 km of off-piste in Chamonix through to the Mer de Glace, one another fabulous landscape of crevasses, glaciers, crevasses bluish granite cliffs and dizzy.
Toula, the Marbréee the Pavilion are the free ride downhill all Italian. With the exception of the latter, are all descended upon the glacier: the Toula is one of the classics of the fans of off-piste: the path is always challenging, and if snow conditions permit you can get up to just above the tunnel Blanc along the Brenva glacier (2000 meters in altitude off-piste!). Then there is the Marbrée, a descent unique, isolated and challenging. The third zone, that of the Pavilion, is especially fun in the days of uncertain weather and deep snow, allowing freeriders
to play in the "powder".
Mont Blanc cable car, even for this season to give everyone the chance to climb the Mont Blanc massif and to reach the closest point to the highest peak in Europe. There are days when the sky is so clear that even seems to be able to touch. Climb up to 3462 meters from Courmayeur Punta Helbronner is a real guided tour of one of the most exciting natural scenery in the world.
It 's always a very pleasant stay at the intermediate station of the Pavilion, located at 2173 meters above sea level, while the station of Punta Helbronner, at 3462 meters, point of arrival of the lifts, the view from the towers of gray granite crevasses and pink typical of Mont Blanc. It is no coincidence that we call "Terrace of the Glaciers" because from here you can enjoy the panorama of the major peaks in Valle d'Aosta and beyond: Mont Blanc, the Giant's Tooth, Aiguille Blanche, Grand Jorasses, Aiguille de Rochefort, Ruitor, Matterhorn , Monte Rosa, Gran Paradiso. To see them have telescopes available, pointers and maps on steel ropes. For this 2011-2012 season to train the Pavilion, the Mont Blanc cable car offering, as usual, the field Arva, in collaboration with Safe Mountain Foundation, allows all those who wish to learn or practice using the transceivers (the unit of search for the buried avalanche) and the field in collaboration with Ferrino snowshoes, allowing you to take with snowshoes rent free at the restaurant of the Pavillon to the foot of Toula, fully enjoying the majesty of the summit of Mont Blanc and the Dent du Géant.
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